Previewing Next Week’s NBA Draft Lottery

The NBA playoffs are hot and heavy, but many teams are sitting on the outside looking in hoping for that next young player to take them over the edge. There’s one team that is still competing and has a chance at the number one pick. In fact, the Boston Celtics have the very best chance at “winning” the lottery. They have a 25% chance at the number one pick thanks to a previous trade with the Brooklyn Nets, who had the worst record in the NBA this past season.

The NBA Draft Lottery is next Tuesday, May 16 and like all things in sports will be shown on television. For many teams, this is the biggest moment of the year!

Let’s take a look at each team’s chance at the top overall pick in this year’s draft…

Boston – 25%
Phoenix – 19.9%
Los Angeles Lakers – 15.6%
Philadelphia – 11.9%
Orlando – 8.8%
Minnesota – 5.3%
New York – 5.2%
Sacramento – 2.8%
Dallas – 1.7%
New Orleans – 1.1%
Charlotte – 0.8%
Detroit – 0.7%
Denver 0.6%
Miami – 0.5%